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Marcin Król

1944 – 2020

Polish philosopher

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About Marcin Król

Lived 1944 – 2020 (aged 76). Marcin Król was a Polish philosopher, university teacher, political scientist, historian and opinion journalist.

Marcin Feliks Król (18 May 1944 – 25 November 2020 ) was a Polish philosopher, historian of ideas, publicist and professor of the University of Warsaw. He was a democratic opposition activist in the Polish People's Republic.

As a participant in the March events of 1968, Król was imprisoned in the same year for several months. He was a long-time contributing editor of the Tygodnik Powszechny weekly, as well as co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Res Publica magazine. In 1975, Król was a signatory to the Letter of 59 against changes to the Constitution of the People's Republic of Poland.

He was participant in the Round Table talks and a member of the Solidarity Citizens' Committee with Lech Wałęsa. He was the chairman of the Stefan Batory Foundation.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Warsaw, VI Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Tadeusza Reytana, University of Warsaw
Employers
University of Warsaw, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Res Publica, Tygodnik Powszechny
Awards
Kościelski Award; Fellow of the Collegium Invisibile; Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Marcin Król?

Polish philosopher

When was Marcin Król born?

Marcin Król was born on 18 May 1944 in Warsaw.

When did Marcin Król die?

Marcin Król died on 25 November 2020 in Biała Podlaska.

What was Marcin Król's occupation?

Marcin Król was a philosopher, university teacher, political scientist, historian and opinion journalist.

What nationality was Marcin Król?

Marcin Król was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Marcin Król

· Wikidata: Q11767657

· DBpedia: Marcin Król

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